John Carney knows that even a familiar tune can sound different if sung the right way. The Irish director has given us several sentimental musical driven films such as “Once” (which won the best original song), “Begin Again”, and the cult like favorite “Sing Street.” All of Carney’s film’s represent communities trying to find the…
SUNDANCE REVIEW BREAKDOWN: THE DEEPEST BREATH, MY ANIMAL, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS, MAGAZINE DREAMS
THE DEEPEST BREATH (Laura McGann) One of the most anxiety ridden documentaries in quite some time THE DEEPEST BREATH is a both a high tension sports doc as well as one of the most tragic romantic films in years. A look at champion freedivers, Laura McGann’s documentary captures what may drive these people to risk…
SUNDANCE DAY 1 REVIEWS: KIM’S VIDEO, FAIRYLAND, POLITE SOCIETY
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is in full swing down up in the snowy mountains of Park City Utah. A time of year where new voices and independent cinema gets its biggest platform. After covering the festival virtually for the last two years I have finally been able to attend in person. Stick around for…
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER REVIEW: JAMES CAMERON IS NEVER LEAVING PANDORA AND NEITHER SHOULD WE
If you are a gambling person let me give you a little tip; never bet against James Cameron. You’ll lose every time and just come out embarrassed. Yes the man who screamed out to a crowd that he is the “king of the world,” while accepting his best director award for Titanic is definitely a…
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER REVIEW: AN EMOTIONAL BUT MESSY SEQUEL HONORS A TRUE KING
This was never going to be easy. Ryan Coogler and the entire Black Panther cast and crew were delivered the toughest loss. As all of us know Black Panther, the MCU and the entire world lost a hero. The late and perfect Chadwick Boseman was a true definition of the word. A silent man who…
BLACK ADAM REVIEW: THE HIERACHY MAY CHANGE BUT IT IS FOR THE WORSE
One thing is for certain. Dwayne Johnson doesn’t keep his promises. The mega movie star is back on the big screen this weekend with a project that is practically fifteen years in the making. BLACK ADAM is a passion project for Johnson. But whereas many filmmakers have passion projects that involve small budgets Johnson is…
HALLOWEEN ENDS REVIEW: EXCITING BLOODY CHANGES GIVES THIS FRANCHSIE A DIVISIVE FINALE
In the world of horror franchises its nearly impossible to say that the words “the end”. One of the genres longest running gags is that an end is very rarely in sight and the monster will always return one way or another. So when Blumhouse and David Gordon Green announced that their third entry into…
BONES AND ALL REVIEW: TAYLOR RUSSELL IS TREMENDOUS IN GUADAGNINO’S DELICIOUS ROAD TRIP MOVIE
There are very few directors right now as youthful as Luca Guadagnino. At fifty-one years old the man has been able to capture some of the most magical tales of innocence and curiosity in the last five years. A career that expands twenty years, Guadagnino’s last several works (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria, We…
WHITE NOISE REVIEW: A HILARIOUS SATIRE WITH AN OBSESSION WITH DEATH AND SUPERMARKETS
Practically nothing about death sounds exciting, we can try to lie and trick ourselves into believing otherwise but let us be honest, we all fear it. And yet, we consume it at almost every angle. Very early on in Noah Baumbach’s complex film WHITE NOISE Don Cheadle’s Murray Siskind, a college professor, rolls tape on…
DON’T WORRY DARLING: OLIVIA WILDE IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND WE SHOULD ALL BE WORRIED
Selling a movie as “nothing is what it seems” is a very common sales pitch. The notion of mystery will always be intriguing to audiences, but this only works if the movie you have is actually well…surprising. The obvious can’t be sugar coated with fancy dresses, shiny cars and a sex scene or two featuring…
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